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title: "CVE-2009-2478\n    | Ubuntu"
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url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-2478?format=md
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# CVE-2009-2478

Publication date 16 July 2009

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Mozilla Firefox 3.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service
(NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via unspecified vectors,
related to a "flash bug."

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| firefox-3.5 | 9.04 jaunty | Fixed 3.5.3+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.2 |
| 8.10 intrepid | Not in release |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |
| xulrunner-1.9.1 | 9.04 jaunty | Fixed 1.9.1.3+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.2 |
| 8.10 intrepid | Not in release |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-2478)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2478)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2009-2478)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-2478)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2478>